Cops: Thieves Crash Prime Check Cashing in Fairless Hills

A 61 year-old Morrisville man is in custody after allegedly stealing a concrete business truck and crashing into  PECO powerline poles, trees, trash cans, an unoccupied vehicle while under the influence.

Leon Johnson was preliminarily arraigned by Judge Galloway and remanded to prison in lieu of 10% of $250,000.00 cash bail, charged with two felony counts of theft, DUI and 20 traffic summary violations Monday.

According to the probable cause, at approximately 8:35 am police were dispatched by Bucks County Radio Room  to the area of Bristol Pike and Windsor Drive, in the Morrisville section of , Falls Township,  for numerous reports of a hit and run.

Credit Falls Twp Police

Police Radio reported several calls regarding an Esco Concrete truck which was striking unoccupied vehicles, PECO poles, trees and trash cans along on Bristol Pike.

On arrival, Falls Twp Police officers located the vehicle traveling south on Bristol Pike approaching Penn Valley Printing.

The Esco Concrete truck, according to police, was hauling a trailer at the time.

Falls Twp Police officers initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at Penn Valley Printing due to numerous vehicle code violations and the numerous verified calls to Police Radio.

The driver (Johnson,) was detained for investigation. 

As officers  spoke to Johnson, his pupils appeared to be pin pointed and he was rambling.

Officers also noted in the probable cause the concrete truck to be heavily damaged and was dragging a Waste Management trash can. Police suspected he was under the influence of a controlled substance and unable to safely operate a motor vehicle. 

Falls Twp Police Officers responded to Esco Concrete and was able to make contact with the concrete business owner.  The owner told police he started the truck and ran back inside to grab items. This is when Johnson entered the vehicle and drove off in it, police wrote in court records. 

The owner told police at no point was Johnson allowed to use the vehicle nor did he know who Johnson was, the probable cause says. 

According to police, as Johnson was driving, he struck a parked vehicle at Bristol Pike and Windsor Drive, a parked truck at 1497 Bristol Pike and the fencing for the residence at 1445 Bristol Pike lot 85. Johnson also struck PECO pole 1018 which is located at 1309 Bristol Pike, PECO pole 1043 which is located at Bristol Pike and Wheatsheaf Road, and PECO poles 1013, 1040 and 1041 which are all located in the area of Bristol Pike and Beatty Drive. Johnson’s reckless driving put numerous members of the public at risk of serious injury. Johnson was read the DL26 verbatim and consented to a chemical test of his blood. 

The son of a Falls Township Police officer apparently did not internalize a valuable lesson his father may have taught him: Do not flee the police.

Magisterial District Judge Daniel Baranoski arraigned Justin Langan on December 12 on a felony count of fleeing, and misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident, disorderly conduct and a slew of summary offenses, according to a probable cause filed by the Pennsylvania State Police PSP.

According to the probable cause, on November 30 at approximately 2:25 a.m., PSP were on patrol in full uniform, operating a fully marked Pennsylvania State Police patrol unit (M3-10).

Troopers were traveling west on West Highland Avenue at its intersection with Station Avenue, in Langhorne Manor Borough, when they observed smoke in the distance. Troopers approached the smoke and observed a blue Dodge pickup truck doing donuts and burnouts causing damage to the roadway at the intersection of West Highland Avenue and Hulmeville Avenue.

Once at the intersection the truck stopped, troopers wrote in court papers, and faced the patrol vehicle. The truck then accelerated at a high rate of speed passing the patrol vehicle on the right side.

Troopers initiated a traffic stop utilizing emergency lights and sirens. The driver continued driving and was now fleeing as he failed to yield to emergency lights and sirens.

The truck kept accelerating down West Highland Avenue, failing to stop at two stop signs, then making a right turn onto South Bellevue Avenue without stopping at the marked stop sign and without using a turn signal, the probable cause alleges.

The pickup continued to speed down South Bellevue Ave at high speed through the residential area, police said.

The truck attempted a right turn onto Comly Avenue, but at high speed, the truck failed to make the turn and struck a utility pole head-on, damaging the pole. At that time, troopers could see the truck’s Pennsylvania registration: FP12418. The patrol vehicle pulled up to the truck’s driver’s side. The damaged pole had a mounted light on it. The truck’s driver’s side window was down. PSP had a clear view and saw the white male operator approximately three feet away.

The truck then reversed, troopers said, and accelerated down Comly Avenue.

A query of the registration revealed that the Pennsylvania State Police conducted a traffic stop on this truck in August of 2025. At the time, the driver was Justin Langan. A query of Langan’s driver’s license photo revealed a match to the operator driving the truck, troopers said in court records.

The pursuit was terminated due to safety concerns and a positive ID of the operator, police said.

A follow-up was conducted shortly after at Langan’s residence.

Troopers spoke with Langan’s mother who told them that he had left the residence in the truck earlier in the day. She told state troopers investigating that he had gone out to celebrate his birthday.

Langan’s father is a veteran Falls Township Police officer.

Langan is scheduled for a January 7, 2026 preliminary hearing at Penndel District Court and released on unsecured bail.

A call to Langan’s attorney of record was not immediately returned Monday evening.

Bristol Township Police are investigating a probable road rage incident that led to one person shot, a crash involving a vehicle and motorcycle Tuesday afternoon.

According to Lt. Patrick Kitchenman at about 1:46 p.m., police were dispatched to New Falls Road near Indian Creek Entry in the Levittown section of, Bristol Township, for the report of an armed subject that shot at another person.

On scene, officers found that both parties were still present.  The parties involved have been identified and have provided
statements to police, Kitchenman, said.

Police confirmed at least one shot was fired and a gun has been recovered.

A motorcycle and a car were both damaged as a result of a crash at the scene, police said.

“This is an  active investigation, and preliminary indications lead us to believe that this may be a road rage incident,”Kitchenman, said.

No charges have been filed yet pending the conclusion of the investigation. There is no danger to the community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Emilyann Maialetti at 267-812-3024.

You can also submit confidential tips to police at this link.